I applied for a sit for next year, because there’s a museum I want to revisit on the opposite coast. (I don’t sit during year-end holidays.)
Host replied in under 1.5 hours and we video chatted within hours of that. She volunteered a video tour of her home, unasked, and showed me her two cats as well. Then offered me the sit and sent a welcome guide at the same time. I accepted and read it right away.
No unpleasant surprises. Just a pleasant one — she volunteered to let me use her car.
Thankful for good hosts!